Position at Community Brands

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:

Community Brands is a software company that helps organizations achieve social good. Through our technology, we help more than 100,000 associations, nonprofits, schools, faith-based organizations, and partners grow stronger and achieve their missions. Like our clients, our nearly 2,000 employees strive to improve the world in which they live, and we believe that technology plays an important role in that. We are techies and volunteers who dream big and are motivated by more than just a cool job (though that’s a great perk we offer too). The Community Brands culture is one where employees can pursue this passion as part of their profession, and we’re looking for great employees to join us!

Position Description:  Project Manager 
We are seeking a Project Manager who effectively manages projects by providing concise direction and strong organization. Our teams are a cohesive unit that operates in a proactive working environment. This is a critical position that requires a high level of self-motivation and determination to achieve customer satisfaction and internal objectives. 

Responsibilities: 

• Direct and manage projects from beginning to end
• Coordinate all activities within the project team to ensure that project tasks are completed on time, including but not limited to scheduling and facilitating project-related team meetings, communicating status updates, delivering weekly status reports, communicating with the development team, assuring quality assurance through deployment success.
• Coordinate the requirements gathering process and assist with specification writing
• Effectively communicate project expectation between all parties in a timely and clear fashion
• Facilitate discussion and facilitate alternatives or different approaches
• Successfully prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Work closely with product owners and management to provide visibility into feature readiness
• Lead and demonstrate value-add principles to a team
• Keep product owner and management well informed.
• Ability to assist with QA of tasks
• Ability to be an industry expert and provide consulting services to clients 

Skills and Requirements: 

• Demonstrate professional written and oral communication skills, communicating project related status information effectively and exhibiting active listening skills.
• Identify, analyze, and respond to risks over the course of the project - including minimizing the consequences of adverse events and maximizing the results of positive events.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software development lifecycle processes.
• Collect and analyze project information to determine where the project stands and take corrective action to eliminate negative deviations from the plan.
• 4+ years of project management experience or demonstrated project management skills including project planning, project control, and risk management.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• LMS experience a plus but not required
• Association and/or Health Industry experience a plus, but not required

Additional Preferred Skills and Experience:

• BS degree (or equivalent work experience) in Information Technology (IT), Business, education, or related discipline
• Agile Methodology Pioneer
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to interact with all levels of management.
• Ability to build relationships at all levels and work in a team atmosphere.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the project management areas of competency, procedures, and methodology.
• Demonstrated knowledge of project life cycle processes.
• Understanding of Scrum/Agile methodology is a plus but not required. 
• Six Sigma, Agile, Scrum or PMI is a plus but not required.
• JIRA, SmartSheet, KeyedIn experience is a plus but not required.

 Physical Demands: 

(Walking, lifting, manage the use of technology, equipment operation). Must be able to utilize standard office equipment, i.e.) desktop computer, monitor, keyboard, and telephone system.  

Working Conditions/Environment: 

Office environment and/or remote work.  Must be flexible to manage minimal travel.